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In performing Taiji, the instructor usually requires fairly precise forms and movements. Although different instructors may teach the same form set slightly differently, the differences usually reflect only differences in emphasis, and not differences in the underlying foundations of Taiji. The precisions required in Taiji have their underlying foundations based on the martial arts applications […]

This is the first of a series of articles on the physics of martial arts. This first article is on the physics of breaking boards (or bricks or ice blocks). On and off in future releases of this website there will be articles on the physics of other aspects of martial arts. In the movie […]

There are five major Taijiquan styles:  Chen (陈式), Yang (楊式), Wu (吴式), Sun (孙式), and Wu (武式, a different Chinese character from the other Wu Style).  The two most important styles are often considered to be the Chen Style and the Yang Style.  The Chen Style was the original Taijiquan style that gave rise directly […]

Earlier this month I was invited to give an introductory overview presentation and a demonstration of Taijiquan at a high school in central NJ to help celebrate the Chinese New Year. Below is a slightly modified version of that presentation. Although much of the material in this article is already contained in earlier articles published […]